Gator K-Munication: February 2023 (Vol. 14, Issue 7)

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February Recap

Hello friends :D Welcome to the lovely February newsletter! We had a packed month of fun events and service opportunities, so read on for a recap of this month's events, our member spotlights, the BeReal and Picture of the Month, and, of course, the shout outs that y'all sent in. Here's a picture of me with a big ceiling spider at the museum social

>:) Happy reading! <333

26 - 30 Shout outs

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Picture of the Month

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BeReal of the Month

Members of the Month

Kayla Docteur - New Member of the Month for February

Year: First

Major(s): Public Relations

Favorite Tenet: Fellowship

Why did you join CKI?

I heard about CKI through the Spring Organization/Club Fair. I remember Johnny telling me about some service opportunities that were available through the club. I wanted to join a club that I felt passionate about, and everyone seemed so passionate/friendly that I thought CKI would be the right fit for me

Favorite CKI Memory: I had a lot of fun at the Hamilton social! I thought it was really nice when everyone was just singing along and laughing.

What do you expect (to gain) from your time in CKI? During my time in CKI, I'd like to get more involved with the Gainesville community through service projects and continue to build on the friendships I've formed so far. What are you most excited for this year? Every week I feel like there's something new to be excited about, and this week I'm most excited for Lock-in! :)

Do you have any reflections about your time in the club so far? In the past month, I've met a lot of really cool people in CKI and gotten involved with a lot of different service projects Being a member of CKI makes me really happy, because it allows me to give back to the community while also meeting people who love to do the same.

Fast Facts

Favorite TV show: Steven Universe

Favorite movie: La La Land

Favorite song/artist: Fall Out Boy and Kevin Garrett

Favorite Food/Cuisine: Elote <3

Hobbies: I like writing poetry and watching anime in my free time

Olivia Packham - Returning Member of the Month for February

Year: Second

Major(s): Health Science

Minor(s): Health Disparities

Reason/passion for your choice of major(s)/minor(s): I am Pre-med and want to focus on working with underserved communities

Favorite Tenet: Service

Why do you love CKI?

The members, especially the E Board They create such a loving and supportive environment.

Favorite CKI Memory: Leadership Training Conference (LTC) was such a great experience. I got to know members from all across the district!

What are you most excited for this year?

Everything that happens at DCON and seeing my little grow in CKI

Do you have any reflections you'd like to share about your time in the club?

I have had my ups and downs but still keep going. I enjoy the variety of service projects and socials I get to participate it.

Fast Facts

Favorite TV show: Killing Eve

Favorite movie: Enchanted or Harry Potter

Favorite song/artist: Billie Eilish and Taylor

Swift

Favorite Food: Thai

Hobbies: Martial Arts (karate and taekwondo) and watching Gators sports (especially gymnastics!!). I also participate in politics via protests and meeting with legislators

February Recap

Here's a recap of all the fun events, socials, service opportunities and more that we had during February :)

February 1Jeremiah's Social

After our first meeting of the month, we went to Jeremiah's for some ice cream

February 4-

We had our monthly boba social at Tea Bestea !

February 4Krazy Hearts Farm

We did various volunteer activities to help out around the goat farm and got to hang out with the cute goats :D

February

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Gainesville Books to Prisoners

We helped pack books for Gainesville books for prisoners, which is an organization that sends books to those in the Florida prison system.

February 7 -

Sweet Dreams Ice Cream with the Kiwanians

We joined members of the Gainesville Kiwanis club for some ice cream!

February 8 -

Concord Coffee Social

We enjoyed some morning coffee with our fellow CKIers at Concord coffee

February 9Krishna and Free Rice

We gathered in plaza to eat Krishna lunch together and play free rice!

February 9Glow Stick Walk-A-Thon

We walked laps around the Plaza of the Americas to raise money for our Relay for Life team!

February 10 -

Gymnastics Meet Social

We watched the UF Women's gymnastics meet and witnessed them absolutely slay!

February 10 -

Color-a-Smile

Color-A-Smile is a nonprofit organization that distributes cheerful drawings to senior citizens, our troops overseas, the housebound, residents in nursing facilities, and anyone in need of a smile. We collaborated with Alpha Phi Omega and filled out coloring sheets together!

February 11 -

Jackbox Game Fundraiser

We played jackbox games and competed for the cutest little squishmallow guys ever ;-; Here's my new friend Avery

February 12 -

St. Augustine Spring Trip

As we do each spring semester, we traveled to St. Augustine for a beach clean-up and to hang out downtown :D

February 13Pugs and Kisses

We spread positivity and the word about CKI along with some of our members' furry pets :D

February 13Gainesville Community Ministries

As volunteers, we helped pack food bags for those in need throughout the Gainesville community!

February 14 -

Flowers for Friends

Together we made origami lotus flower

valentines for our friends :D

February 14Gainesville Community Ministries

We returned to Gainesville Community Ministries to help distribute the bags of food we packed!

February 17 -

Chalking

We drew pictures and messages with chalk outside the Reitz Union to help spread the word about CKI!

February 16 -

Peaceful Paths

Peaceful Paths is the certified domestic violence center that serves survivors of domestic violence in Alachua, Bradford, and Union counties. As volunteers, we helped sort donations and with other general tasks.

February 18Collaboration Campus

Clean-up

We collaborated with InterResidence Hall Association (IRHA) and National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH) for a campus clean-up!

February 17 -

GSA TOPSoccer

The Gainesville Soccer Alliance TOPSoccer

Program is a free soccer league for players with special needs. We volunteered coaches and work on skills and games with the players.

February 18Hamilton Social

We enjoyed some snacks and a screening of the play Hamilton!

February 19Big/Little Picnic

We gathered our CKI big/little families in plaza for a lovely family picnic!

February 19Cade Museum

We volunteered at the Cade Museum and got to help out with the exhibits!

February 19 -

Florida Vintage Market

We walked over to the Florida Vintage Market for some thrifting (i got cool shirts)

February 20Goodie Bag Making

We made candy goodie bags to hand out during tabling!

February 21Kickboxing Social

We took a kickboxing class and were naturals at it (obviously)!

February 21Baby Gator

We played some fun games with the kids at Baby Gator!

February 22Salvation Army

We helped sort and hang up donations at Salvation Army!

February 22 -

Goodie Bag Distribution

We tabled in Turlington plaza and handed out the candy goodie bags we made!

February 22"How To Recruit" Presentation

Our lovely recruitment chairs gave a presentation to our members about how to effectively table and recruit new members!

February 23Operation

Catnip

Operation Catnip provides services for community cats and their caregivers in order to achieve a vision of a humane community that embraces compassionate care for all cats As volunteers, we helped do some yard work at their new location.

February 22Blaze Pizza

After our GBM, we went to Blaze Pizza for dinner! Some of the proceeds went towards our Relay for Life team :D

February 24 -

World's Greatest Baby Shower

We joined the Gainesville Kiwanis club in packing resourceful bags for pregnant mother's in need in Gainesville area!

February 25Great Invader Raider Rally

We helped remove invasive plants in the UF Harmonic Woods!

February 26Harn Museum Social

We visited the Harn Museum of art together and looked at all the lovely artwork! After, we went over to the Natural History Museum together and checked out the butterfly garden!

February 27 -

UF Native Plant Nursery

The UF Native Plant Nursery is dedicated to teaching, extension, and research concerning native plant materials. We helped pot plants and fill pots with soil.

February 28 -

Pottery Making Social

We put our art skills to use and painted some beautiful pottery pieces in the arts & crafts studio!

Thank you to everyone for coming out to our events this month!

Shout Outs

Shout outs are a way to show your appreciation for literally anything inside or outside of CKI! Send in your shout outs to ufcki org!

Shoutout to the bell peppers and squash for feeding my bearded dragon for a week @CJ and Johnny who brought the boxes - Kristen Adams

Shout out to Imani for getting “I might kill my ex not the best idea” stuck in my head for the rest of the night - Kristen

Shoutout to the impostor Bubbles!

shoutout to amelia for quitting her job!!!!

shoutout to destyni for turning 22!!! - Olivia

Shout out to Rachel for always making me laugh during the GBMs - Kristen

Shout out to Taylor Swift for coming to our meeting on the 15th. Love you queenDestyni

Shout out to socials for the Hamilton Social. It hasn't happened yet but I'm very excitedDestyni

Shout out to Rachel for planning the St Augustine trip! - Destyni

Shout out to Brooke for the Guess Who icebreaker! It was super fun :) - Destyni

Shout out to Recruitment for having such fun and unique events this month - Destyni

Shout out to Amanda for bringing her dogs to Pugs and Kisses! They were so cute, and I miss them already - Destyni

Shout out to our UF District board members. Y'all slay, and we're very proud of you - Destyni

Shout out to Annabella for slaying with our Instagram posts - Destyni

Shout out to Sam and Kendall for coming to the St Augustine trip - Destyni

shoutout to edward for giving me literally the best birthday gift i’ve ever receivedOlivia

HUGE shout out to Olivia and Des for being 22 now!!!!! :D - Emily

Shout out to Amelia for explaining what she meant by which "slow" she called someone You funny for that :) - Kristen

shout out to Clayton - not for any reason in particular, he's just cool and i'm glad he joined :D - Emily

shout out to the menace of society, during endorsements I heard the menace say "I want to drop the bell" (they meant on purpose too) they were out of pocket, but it made me laugh. thxKristen

shout out to jenny for her witty and funny "HEY LOVERS" after the walk-up song for district. You funny for that :) - Kristen

Anti shout out to earthquake man

Shout out to Amelia for taking advantage of me when I was in my most vulnerable state

Shout out to Amelia for assassinating me with a smile on her face - Emily

Tally doesn’t like the infinite meat hack at Blaze’s pizza (it’s on their secret menu)

Shout out to Johnny for being the best assassin to ever assassin He scares me <3 - Emily

shoutout to Caius for overcoming trauma by enslaving dragon corpses

shout out to Leo for being a brave guy in spite of all his abilities being stripped away by a silly anti-magic force field - Emily

anti shout out to strahd. all my homies hate strahd - Emily

shoutout to cj for a really fun first meetup for the baking interest group :D

shout out to edward for posing funny all the time, you funny for that :) - Kristen

shout out to west 20 study room you have become a second home to uf cki - Kristen

shout out to Edward for always bringing snacks to events, bro really takes care of us - Emily

shout out to Angelica Schuyler, she's so me - Emily

shout out to Brodie (the dog at Salvation Army)Emily

shout out to Tally for bringing me joy :D - Emily

Shoutout to the streets of St. Augustine for not making me bleed this year - Sam

shout out to everyone who came to st augustine, it was so fun!!! - Emily

ryan m thank you for getting us a spot at the involvement fair! - Kristen

annabella delgado you continue to bring such fun, cute, and creative energy

shout out to literally everyone in this club

shout out to people who have brought their friends to meetings and events, love yall for that

Shout out to the all of the remaining Assassins!

May the odds be ever in your favor

Shoutout to the FAQ page! It rocks!

Shout out to Ryan K. for convincing me to go see the Spiders at the museum socialalthough it was certainly repulsive - Destyni

Shout out to the Spider at the museum that eats birds. You crazy for that - Des

Shout out to everyone that came on the St Augustine trip - Destyni

Shout out to the baby goats for letting us play with them :') too cute - Destyni

Shout out to Amanda for bringing all her foster dogs to the Pugs and Kisses event. I wanted to steal one so bad - Destyni

Shout out to \ for just being adorable all the time

Shout out to that drawing of Albert Kayla D. made We should frame it - Destyni

Anti shout out to Sammie for saying pub subs are mid (just kidding Sammie ily always)Destyni

Shout out to the lost Adopt-A-Street. RIP. We missed you this month - Destyni

Shout out to Clayton for becoming my greatgrand-little They grow up so fast - Destyni

Shout out to Eliza Hamilton for slaying at the Hamilton social We love u queen - Destyni

eris, harry styles is 29, not 30 - Amelia

shoutout to Olivia for not killing me in assassins when they could have - Amelia

shoutout to rachel for watching my cat while I had to make an emergency trip home - Amelia shoutout to destyni, olivia, julia, and everyone else who aged this month!! Happy happy birthday!! - Amelia

shoutout to myself for quitting my job for real after talking about doing it for a year

shoutout to elise for painting the coolest plate ever - Amelia

shoutout to olivia for giving great hugs

shoutout to johnny, best of luck with your car

shoutout to philanthropy for working so hard on lock-in!

shoutout to tally for their amazing lavender flowers!

Shoutout to my noble accomplice, Emily, for their dedication to Chaos. Big things are coming soon... - Eris God(dess) of Chaos

shout out to my sons, Tallard and Sammothy, I am so proud of them - Emily

shout out to Olivia and Johnny for hanging out on the side of I-75 for 3 hours with meEmily

shout out to sad disco by flipturn - Emily

shout out to the cat, I'm so glad he returned shout out to all the members that have joined this semester, we're so happy y'all are here :D

Shout out to Kayla D for getting so involved this semester! Always love seeing you at events and seeing what fun earrings you wear :D

shout out to clayton for being Eris

shout out to the harn, love that place

shout out to Rachel for always being so on top of everything. truly my role model - Emily

shout out to the goats

shout out to shout outs

giysi

Picture(s) of the Month

Ok so BOTH of the times that we voted for picture of the month, these two pictures tied. So we decided that they're both picture of the month lol

BeReal of the Month

RIP to those who were lost on the st augustine trip ;-;

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